Title :
Angular structure of the upward thermal IR radiation and its relevance to the sea surface temperature retrieval
Author :
Ignatov, Aleksandr M. ; Dergileva, Irina L.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Res. Council, NOAA, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Cross-scanning satellite radiometers such as AVHRR/2 look over the underlying surface at different viewing angles, θv. The algorithms for retrieval of the surface and atmospheric parameters should overtly account for θv to provide the result independent of the variable observation geometry. The authors propose a statistical procedure which allows one to check whether or not the last one is the case. It is used to test the NOAA/AVHRR Multi-Channel Sea Surface Temperature MCSST
Keywords :
infrared imaging; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; temperature measurement; AVHRR; IR radiometry; MCSST; Multi-Channel Sea Surface Temperature; SST; algorithm; angular structure; cross scanning satellite radiometry; measurement technique; ocean; remote sensing; retrieval; sea surface temperature; statistical procedure; thermal infrared; upward thermal IR radiation; viewing angle; Atmosphere; Atmospheric waves; Councils; Equations; Instruments; Ocean temperature; Optical surface waves; Satellite broadcasting; Sea surface; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1240-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322500
